Education
Four-Year Training Program
The UK Med-Peds Residency Program is a four-year training program leading to board eligibility in both specialties. The objective of the program is to train general physicians for their future practice addressing the spectrum of illness in newborns, children, adolescents, and adults. Graduates of our program have entered a wide range of fields including primary care, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, academic medicine, pediatric subspecialties, internal medicine subspecialties, and combined med-peds subspecialties.
Unique Aspects
Our program is designed to provide a truly integrated Med-Peds training experience that cultivates a connected and strong identity as both a pediatrician and an internist. Our X+Y scheduling model allows for meaningful immersion in each discipline while protecting dedicated ambulatory time and continuity clinic, where residents care for both children and adults. This structure supports strong longitudinal relationships with patients and families while also creating flexibility for individualized electives, subspecialty experiences, and career development. Whether graduates pursue primary care, hospital medicine, fellowship training, academic medicine, or other career paths, our curriculum is designed to provide the breadth and depth needed to thrive in any future career path.
Curriculum
The four years of training are designed to provide an ideal educational environment that prepares residents for not only clinical practice but also board certification. Our curriculum consists of an excellent mix of outpatient and inpatient rotations to ensure that residents are provided with the best clinical experiences. Our X+Y schedule is structured for a 4-week inpatient “X” month followed by a 4-week outpatient or subspecialty-based “Y” month during which residents attend their weekly continuity clinic. This curriculum was intended to support resident well-being through preventing continuous stretches of inpatient ward and ICU months back-to-back.
Sample Rotation Curriculum by Post-Graduate Year
PGY-1
Internal Medicine
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| IM Wards | Ambulatory Med-Peds |
| IM Wards | Ambulatory IM-Subspecialty |
| IM Wards | IM Subspecialy Consult |
Pediatrics
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| Peds Wards | Peds Clinic |
| Peds Wards | Peds Clinic |
| Newborn Nursery | Peds Subspecialty |
| Peds Elective |
PGY-2
Internal Medicine
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| MICU | Ambulatory Med-Peds |
| IM Wards | Ambulatory IM-Subspecialty |
| Emergency Medicine | IM Subspecialy Consult |
Pediatrics
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| Peds Wards/Night Float | Peds Subspecialty |
| PICU | Peds Subspecialty |
| Adolescent Medicine | Peds Elective |
| Peds Hem/Onc |
PGY-3
Internal Medicine
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| CCU | Ambulatory Med-Peds |
| IM Wards | Ambulatory IM-Subspecialty |
| IM Wards/Night Float | IM Subspecialy Consult |
| IM Subspecialty Consult |
Pediatrics
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| NICU | Community Med-Peds |
| Peds Wards | Peds Subspecialty |
| Peds EM | Peds Elective |
PGY-4
Internal Medicine
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| MICU | Ambulatory Med-Peds |
| IM Wards | Ambulatory IM-Subspecialty |
| IM Wards | IM Subspecialy Consult |
| Med-Peds Elective |
Pediatrics
| X-months | Y-months |
|---|---|
| Peds EM | Mental Health |
| Peds Wards | Peds Subspecialty |
| Behavior and Development | Peds Elective |
Educational Conferences
Morning Report
Morning report is one of the most highly regarded sessions during residency training. Morning report in both medicine and pediatrics emphasizes the management of specific patient presentations and problems. Included are differential diagnosis, work-up, and treatment of patients selected from our services at UK Chandler Medical Center, Kentucky Children's Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, VA Medical Center, and ambulatory clinics. These informal sessions emphasize evidence-based medicine using the current literature, feedback from expert teaching attendings, and the discussion from the residents themselves to develop critical thinking.
Morning Report
Morning report is one of the most highly regarded sessions during residency training. Morning report in both medicine and pediatrics emphasizes the management of specific patient presentations and problems. Included are differential diagnosis, work-up, and treatment of patients selected from our services at UK Chandler Medical Center, Kentucky Children's Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, VA Medical Center, and ambulatory clinics. These informal sessions emphasize evidence-based medicine using the current literature, feedback from expert teaching attendings, and the discussion from the residents themselves to develop critical thinking.
Med-Peds Clinical Conference
Med-peds clinical conference occurs each week. During this noon (12:00) conference, residents are presented primarily ambulatory topics by med-peds faculty offering a unique venue that allows for the discussion of both medicine and pediatric knowledge for a given topic.
Med-Peds Clinical Conference
Med-peds clinical conference occurs each week. During this noon (12:00) conference, residents are presented primarily ambulatory topics by med-peds faculty offering a unique venue that allows for the discussion of both medicine and pediatric knowledge for a given topic.
Academic Half Day
Both categorical programs have created academic half-day curricula to ensure protected learning time for didactics, and other interactive learning experiences. Both times are scheduled on Thursdays. No continuity clinics are scheduled on those days to ensure all Med-Peds residents are able to attend when scheduled.
Academic Half Day
Both categorical programs have created academic half-day curricula to ensure protected learning time for didactics, and other interactive learning experiences. Both times are scheduled on Thursdays. No continuity clinics are scheduled on those days to ensure all Med-Peds residents are able to attend when scheduled.
Monthly Resident Meeting
Core internal medicine and pediatric topics are relayed in a variety of formats during the monthly resident meeting.
Monthly Resident Meeting
Core internal medicine and pediatric topics are relayed in a variety of formats during the monthly resident meeting.
Med-Peds Monthly Program Meeting
Once each month, Med-Peds residents come together for a dedicated program meeting focused on topics and issues specific to the combined training program. These sessions provide a forum for program updates and resident feedback. The meetings also create protected time for residents across all four years to connect, share perspectives, and strengthen our Med-Peds community.
Med-Peds Monthly Program Meeting
Once each month, Med-Peds residents come together for a dedicated program meeting focused on topics and issues specific to the combined training program. These sessions provide a forum for program updates and resident feedback. The meetings also create protected time for residents across all four years to connect, share perspectives, and strengthen our Med-Peds community.
Med-Peds Annual Retreat
Once each year, the entire residency program gathers for an all-day retreat. The retreat brings together all four PGY-classes for team-building, peer-mentoring, and conversations about residency in a relaxed environment. It is an invaluable opportunity to strengthen the close-knit community we are proud of.
Med-Peds Annual Retreat
Once each year, the entire residency program gathers for an all-day retreat. The retreat brings together all four PGY-classes for team-building, peer-mentoring, and conversations about residency in a relaxed environment. It is an invaluable opportunity to strengthen the close-knit community we are proud of.
Med-Peds Journal Club
Each month, med-peds residents and faculty gather together for a catered dinner in someone’s home and discuss evidence-based medicine. Resident selected articles are presented, one relevant to Internal Medicine, and the other relevant to Pediatrics.
Med-Peds Journal Club
Each month, med-peds residents and faculty gather together for a catered dinner in someone’s home and discuss evidence-based medicine. Resident selected articles are presented, one relevant to Internal Medicine, and the other relevant to Pediatrics.
